Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two

Phase Two
Packaging for the "Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two Collection" Blu-ray box set
Based on	Characters published by Marvel Comics
Produced by	Kevin Feige
Starring	See below
Production company	Marvel Studios
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date	2013–2015
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	Total (6 films): $1.07–1.291 billion
Box office	Total (6 films): $5.272 billion

Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is a group of American superhero films produced by Marvel Studios based on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics. The MCU is the shared universe in which all of the films are set. The phase began in May 2013 with the release of Iron Man 3 and concluded in July 2015 with the release of Ant-Man. Kevin Feige produced every film in the phase. Joss Whedon, writer and director of the crossover film Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), consulted on all the films.

The films star Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man in Iron Man 3, Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Thor: The Dark World (2013), Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), and Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man in Ant-Man. Downey, Hemsworth, and Evans returned to star in Age of Ultron. Evans has the most appearances in the phase, starring or making cameo appearances in four of the films.

The phase's six films grossed over US$5.2 billion at the global box office and received generally positive critical and public responses. Marvel Studios created two short films for their Marvel One-Shots program—Agent Carter and All Hail the King—to expand the MCU, while each feature film received tie-in comic books and some received tie-in video games. The video game Lego Marvel's Avengers adapts the story of multiple films. Phases One, Two, and Three make up "The Infinity Saga" storyline.